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Released: 17-Jul-2019 2:05 PM EDT
Win or lose: Rigged card game sheds light on inequality, fairness
Cornell University

Researchers at Cornell University are using a rigged card game to shed light on perceptions of inequality.

Released: 15-Jul-2019 1:05 PM EDT
Myth-Busting Study Reveals that Gamblers Can’t Detect Slot Machine Payout Percentages
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

It’s a common sight on casino floors: patrons jumping from slot machine to slot machine before eventually hunkering down at a game that’s due for the next big payout. But can players – even the regulars who frequent a particular property – really tell the difference between the house edge on one game from that of another? Nope.

Released: 15-Jul-2019 8:05 AM EDT
Virtual Gaming Revolutionizes Pharmacy Education
Education Management Solutions (EMS)

SimPHARM is a clinical therapeutic simulation tool that creates a realistic clinical experience in which one minute of virtual time equals one minute of real time. Ideal for flipped classroom learning environments, the platform's cognitive game engine empowers students to develop their clinical decision-making skills at their own pace while under the supervision of faculty. It is built on mathematical models of the physiology of body systems that simulates real life reactions to diseases and drugs. This allows the student to sense and feel the consequences of their decisions.

     
Released: 8-Jul-2019 4:05 PM EDT
Augustana University Professor’s Research Leads to Surprising Mating Decision in Butterfly Species
Augustana University, South Dakota

The males of one species of butterfly are more attracted to females that are active, not necessarily what they look like, according to a recent research conducted at Augustana University.The paper, “Behaviour before beauty: Signal weighting during mate selection in the butterfly Papilio polytes,” found that males of the species noticed the activity levels of potential female mates, not their markings.

Released: 8-Jul-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Want to boost creativity? Try playing Minecraft
Iowa State University

Video games that foster creative freedom can increase creativity. An Iowa State study compared the effect of playing Minecraft, with or without instruction, to watching a TV show or playing a race car video game. Those playing Minecraft without instruction were most creative.

Released: 8-Jul-2019 7:05 AM EDT
Playfully discover atom manipulation
University of Vienna

The team of Toma Susi at the University of Vienna uses a state-of-the-art electron microscope, the UltraSTEM, to manipulate strongly bound materials with atomic precision. Since the instruments used are fully computerized.

Released: 1-Jul-2019 4:55 PM EDT
How You and Your Friends Can Play a Video Game Together Using Only Your Minds
University of Washington

UW researchers created a method for two people help a third person solve a task using only their minds.

19-Jun-2019 12:00 PM EDT
Video Games Offer Clues to Help Curb Animal Disease Outbreaks
University of Vermont

As Asia and Europe battle African swine fever outbreaks, UVM research shows how farmers’ risk attitudes affect the spread of infectious animal diseases. Getting just 10 percent of risk tolerant farmers to adopt biosecurity measures resulted in a significant reduction of disease.

Released: 15-Apr-2019 6:05 PM EDT
Computer-based memory games may benefit people with fragile X syndrome
UC Davis MIND Institute

Memory training game may help people with fragile X and other intellectual disorders.

Released: 4-Apr-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Robots reading our feelings in real-time
Case Western Reserve University

The latest social robots can "read" our emotions in real-time, setting up applications in health care, particularly mental health.

Released: 3-Apr-2019 9:00 AM EDT
Rensselaer Digital Gaming Hub Celebrates First Semester as New York State Center of Excellence
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is celebrating its first semester as part of a New York State Center of Excellence in Digital Game Development.

Released: 24-Mar-2019 3:00 PM EDT
Georgetown Researchers Launch “Nari Paila,” Mobile Games to Share Information on Fertility Awareness, Family Planning in Nepal
Georgetown University Medical Center

Georgetown researchers have launched a series of mobile games in Nepal to reach young people with information about fertility awareness and family planning.

   
Released: 22-Mar-2019 10:05 AM EDT
HU professors, students break down video game addiction
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Three Harrisburg University professors have teamed with students to begin a study that examines addictive behavior in gaming. During a pilot study, the team will investigate brain activity to identify the characteristics of addictive behavior in gaming and eSports (competitive gaming).

Released: 11-Mar-2019 5:05 PM EDT
Smile Train partners with UC Santa Cruz researchers on speech therapy game
University of California, Santa Cruz

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a speech therapy game for children with cleft lip or cleft palate and are now partnering with the international charity Smile Train to make the game, called SpokeIt, a resource for affected children worldwide.

Released: 12-Feb-2019 10:35 AM EST
Couples Creating Art or Playing Board Games Release ‘Love Hormone’ — but the Men Painters Release Most
Baylor University

When couples play board games together or take a painting class with each other, their bodies release oxytocin — sometimes dubbed the “hugging hormone.” But men wielding paintbrushes released twice as much or more as the level of women painters and couples playing games, a Baylor University study found.

Released: 7-Feb-2019 12:20 PM EST
Game behavior can give a hint about player gender
ITMO University

Researchers from ITMO University managed to predict people's personality features such as gender using data from online gaming platform. This is one of the first studies where machine learning is applied to analyze a large amount of game data.

   
Released: 29-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
Collaborative Video Games Could Increase Office Productivity
Brigham Young University

Move over trust falls and ropes courses, turns out playing video games with coworkers is the real path to better performance at the office.

   
Released: 8-Jan-2019 8:05 AM EST
The answer to gerrymandering? Have Democrats and Republicans play a game
Ohio State University

A new method of drawing electoral districts that combines game theory and the word game “Ghost” could result in maps that are more demographically representative, according to two mathematicians.

   
Released: 7-Jan-2019 3:00 PM EST
How the Brain Decides Whether to Hold ’Em or Fold ’Em
 Johns Hopkins University

Why do people make high-risk choices -- in casinos, or in aspects of their everyday lives – even when they know the odds are against them?

Released: 17-Dec-2018 3:05 PM EST
How a personality trait puts you at risk for cybercrime
Michigan State University

Impulse online shopping, downloading music and compulsive email use are all signs of a certain personality trait that make you a target for malware attacks. New research from Michigan State University examines the behaviors – both obvious and subtle – that lead someone to fall victim to cybercrime involving Trojans, viruses, and malware

   
Released: 5-Dec-2018 10:00 AM EST
New Virtual Reality Experience Highlights NASA’s Webb Space Telescope
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Visit the James Webb Space Telescope at its orbit point beyond the Moon, 1 million miles from Earth. Fly through the Orion Nebula and watch a planet-forming disk take shape. Explore the star fields of a simulated galaxy. Or get hands-on and fling stars into a ravenous black hole to watch them spaghettify. All of these encounters are part of the new WebbVR virtual experience.

Released: 13-Nov-2018 9:00 AM EST
The fallout to Fallout 76: How a video game shapes the identity of a state
West Virginia University

Through the coming weeks, video gamers will be blasting away mutated monsters, exploring nuked country roads and rebuilding America, a noble duty that begins in virtual West Virginia.

Released: 7-Nov-2018 3:05 PM EST
AI helps Minecraft players improve architecture skills
Cornell University

Computer scientists at Cornell University have developed a Minecraft modification that uses artificial intelligence to help players improve their in-game architecture skills.

Released: 6-Nov-2018 9:05 PM EST
The Vault Game Unlocks History of Emotions
University of Adelaide

Researchers from the University of Adelaide working with software developers have created a unique educational game which shows players how emotions have changed throughout history.

24-Oct-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Study: Advertising Prevalent in Children's Apps
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Child consumer advocacy groups, led by Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood, plan to file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission about the study’s findings.

Released: 25-Oct-2018 8:00 AM EDT
Playing Video Games to Cope with Anxiety May Increase Risk for Addiction
Iowa State University

People who play video games to cope with anxiety are more likely to have symptoms of gaming disorder, according to a new ISU study. Researchers say higher levels of stress increased the risk for addiction.

Released: 24-Oct-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Not ‘just for kids’
West Virginia University - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Video games and interactive media like the Fallout series and Fortnite, which is currently one of the nation’s most popular games, have interested Nick Bowman, associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies and a research associate of WVU’s Interaction Lab, for years.

   
Released: 11-Oct-2018 10:20 AM EDT
UNH Researchers Find Video Games Effective for Bystander Intervention in Sexual Assaults
University of New Hampshire

As recent news headlines have shown, bystanders can play a pivotal role when it comes to sexual assault and relationship violence. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire found that video games show promise as a tool to share information and influence bystander attitudes and efficacy in situations of sexual violence.

Released: 9-Oct-2018 2:05 PM EDT
World of Plankton Interactive Ecological Game at ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

In an installation at the ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, The World of Plankton allows up to four players to gather around a giant digital touch table to capture and explore zooplankton, phytoplankton, and fish species.

Released: 8-Oct-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Teachers Find Fake News Fighting Game Useful in the Classroom
American University

A fake news fighting game that became an unexpected viral hit continues to provide teachers with a useful classroom tool to help students spot the real from fake.

Released: 2-Oct-2018 11:25 AM EDT
UA Little Rock gamers create app for Clinton Presidential Center exhibit
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Members of the Little Rock Game company have created an app for an exhibit at the Clinton Presidential Center exhibit, “White House, Green Building."

30-Aug-2018 4:30 PM EDT
Researchers Outline Game-Theory Approach to Better Understand Genetics
New York University

Principles of game theory offer new ways of understanding genetic behavior, a pair of researchers has concluded in a new analysis.

Released: 17-Aug-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Galactic Scoundrels Game Creators Raise More Than $27K in Kickstarter Campaign
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

A group of University of Arkansas at Little Rock employees, students, and alumni who created a space-western storytelling card game – dubbed Galactic Scoundrels – have reached their online fundraising goal to raise enough money to have the game manufactured, breaking their fundraising goal by more than $10,000. 

Released: 23-Jul-2018 2:05 PM EDT
UNLV International Gaming Institute Research Helps Japan Launch its First Integrated Resorts
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Japan’s lawmakers on Friday approved the nation’s first integrated resorts; IGI reports offered analysis for officials, business leaders on gaming regulation and ways to balance growing tourism market while minimizing social costs.

Released: 13-Jul-2018 12:05 PM EDT
How Can Video Games Impact Education?
Texas A&M University

It is an $18 billion industry. At least one person in more than 60 percent of households is considered a frequent gamer. For Dr. Sam von Gillern, that is reason enough to focus on the use of video games in education.

Released: 28-Jun-2018 2:05 PM EDT
New Study Finds Taking Breaks Boosts Team Performance
University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering

Want to be a good team player? Take a break. It may improve not only your own performance but the chances of your team winning overall, says a new study by a team of USC computer scientists.

26-Jun-2018 5:05 AM EDT
Gaming or gambling? Online transactions blur boundaries
University of Adelaide

In-game purchasing systems, such as ‘loot boxes’, in popular online games resemble gambling and may pose financial risks for vulnerable players, according to gambling psychology researchers at the University of Adelaide.

26-Jun-2018 12:00 PM EDT
Game Design Program Among Top 10 Nationwide
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

ideo games represent one of the largest and fastest-growing entertainment industries in the world. Beyond games, today’s interactive technology also helps shape how young people learn, drives national defense strategies via computer simulations, and assists training efforts in biomedicine, physical fitness, anti-terrorism, and much more.

   
Released: 27-Jun-2018 10:00 AM EDT
Student work featured in Snoop Dogg tour
Wichita State University

When Michaela Marioni started her job at Shocker Studios, she never expected to get an opportunity to work on a video that would be seen by thousands.

Released: 8-May-2018 1:30 PM EDT
Video Game Designer Says Medium Can Provide Outlet for Empathy, Dialogue and Increased Self-Awareness
DePaul University

Video games can be used for more than just entertainment, they can also help raise awareness for mental illness and diseases, said Doris C. Rusch, an associate professor of game design in DePaul University’s School of Design.

   
Released: 2-May-2018 8:05 AM EDT
Keep Calm and Carry On: VTCRI Scientists Make First Serotonin Measurements in Humans
Virginia Tech

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have begun to unravel how serotonin acts, based on data collected in a first-of-its-kind experiment that utilized electrochemical probes implanted into the brain of awake human beings.

Released: 1-May-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Apps for Children Should Emphasize Parent and Child Choice, Researchers Say
University of Washington

Parents don’t need to fear their children playing with iPads and other devices, researchers say. Mindful play with an adult, combined with thoughtful design features, can prove beneficial to young developing minds. New research shows that thoughtfully designed content that intentionally supports parent-child interactions facilitated the same kind of play and development as analog toys.

Released: 23-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Gaming Research May Unlock Secrets of ‘Flow’
Missouri University of Science and Technology

As an undergraduate, Tejaswini Yelamanchili used to spend hours a day playing video games like Counter-Strike and Age of Empires. Time would speed by – hours seemed like minutes – as she focused on the process of gaming. Now a graduate student at Missouri S&T, she’s spending much of her time getting others into gaming as part of her research to better understand how the brain works when players are in the zone.

   
Released: 20-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT
SLU Students Learn Italian Playing Assassin’s Creed
Saint Louis University Medical Center

A Saint Louis University professor has developed a method for teaching a new language through gaming.



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